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Old 01-19-2019, 07:39 AM
 
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House Speaker David Ralston Friday named as one of his committee chairs a state representative who opposed the erection of a statue to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the grounds of the State Capitol and said the Ku Klux Klan made “people straighten up.”

Rep. Tommy Benton, R-Jefferson, will chair the House Retirement Committee, which oversees the retirement funds for Georgia teachers and state employees.
https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regi...lQW2y9so9QTFI/
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Old 01-19-2019, 08:07 AM
 
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Disgusting.
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Old 01-19-2019, 11:56 AM
 
Location: Georgia
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Wow...complete slap in the face to MLK and his family.
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Old 01-19-2019, 06:10 PM
 
Location: Decatur, GA
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What an idiot. At least he's in a position where he can't do too much damage with his racist views.
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Old 01-19-2019, 07:05 PM
 
Location: Blackistan
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So much for Ralston being a moderating influence. This state...
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Old 01-21-2019, 11:13 AM
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Location: St Simons Island, GA
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So much for Ralston being a moderating influence. This state...
Kindly refrain from your habit of blaming the entire state for characters like this.
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Old 01-21-2019, 05:01 PM
 
Location: Blackistan
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Kindly refrain from your habit of blaming the entire state for characters like this.

You know that outside of metro Atlanta and a few of the secondary cities these dudes are the rule, not the exception.
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Old 01-21-2019, 07:39 PM
Status: "Pickleball-Free American" (set 16 days ago)
 
Location: St Simons Island, GA
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You know that outside of metro Atlanta and a few of the secondary cities these dudes are the rule, not the exception.
I know of no such thing.
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